Thaddeus

Just wondering how long it took everyone else to do... I am thinking about doing it this weekend. Need to plan.

Thaddeus

Paul C 944

I DID MINE IN 6-7 HOURS I never did it before and had lunch and a couple of delays!It was actually pretty easy,get good spring compressors.Id say 4 hours is reasonable. <img src="graemlins/burnout.gif" border="0" alt="[burnout]" />

tifosiman

Thaddeus,

Not sure what year you have, but mine is an 85.5 and it was fairly straight forward since I didn't have to cut the struts apart. To remove the old assemblies, clean and paint, and install the new Struts, Weltmeister springs, and associated new peices took about 4 hours total.

If I didn't have to wait for the paint to dry, it would have been about 2 hours.

Important tip: Before you start, be sure to have a 7mm L-shaped allen wrench and a 24mm deep-dish bent box-wrench. Without these, removal and installation is near impossible. Don't forget the spring compressors as well...

Email me if you have any questions.

Tifo <img src="graemlins/xyxwave.gif" border="0" alt="[bigbye]" />

Thaddeus

Tifosiman,

You say 24mm, Paragon's tech session says 22... Is there a difference between our cars? Which is correct? I have a 1987 951...

Dang, gotta stop at Sears now...

tifosiman

OOPS! You're right, 22mm is correct. My bad. But make sure it is the deep/bent one, a standard box-wrench will do you no good. Since you have an '87, you'll also have the joy of cutting your old struts for the inserts as well...

Tifo

craig001

There was a real good how to/we did article in the June 2002 issue of Excellence. It may be too dumbed down for you, but hey pictures always help. At least for me.

icat

For those of you with more cash than time, Paragon is now offering to "do the work" for $100 a pair. They can do this with a core charge or using your existing units. Price includes drilling, cutting, and preparation with paint in yellow or black (custom colors extra).

I borrowed an old set of front struts from "mad george" the other day that I'll be sending in to have the work done. Once I've got the new units on, I'll give my originals to George to replace the ones I borrowed. Thus saving the dreaded core charge.

Skip

Keith, we've got prebuilt units in stock ready to ship - the cores are due back within 30 days... downtime is now "all you"

Shipping in spares is certainly an option, but ultimately costs you the core charge (or, shipping in your case) - unless you sell your cores.

I've got a fresh can of fluorescent pink, ready and waiting for you!

Skip